Russell Webster ✍️
@russwebt
Researcher, evaluator, consultant & writer in drugs, alcohol & criminal justice. My blog keeps you up-to-date on the latest policy, practice and research.
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Tommy Nicol was kind and friendly – a beloved brother. Why did he die in prison on a ‘99-year’ sentence?
Simon Hattenstone on the enduring tragedy of the #IPP sentence on The Guardian
theguardian.com/society/2024/a…
Good Vibrations, is a small award-winning charity delivering communal music programmes in prisons and secure hospitals across England and Scotland
It is looking for a new Chair of Trustees
russellwebster.com/job/chair-good… Good Vibrations
‘Squalid’ segregation unit at Bedford prison to close following legal threat by The Howard League thejusticegap.com/?p=27673 via The Justice Gap
Serious violence fell substantially last year
Despite increases in the 2 previous years, the overall trend is a long-term decline in serious violence, Cardiff University research found
The fall was driven by reductions among young people
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-688509… via BBC News (UK)
Prisoners’ friends and families: let’s hear their voices – Centre for Women's Justice asks for CONFIDENTIAL first hand information about the state of our prisons - especially Wandsworth & Eastwood Park from people in prison & their family members
centreforwomensjustice.org.uk/new-blog-1/202…
Synthetic opioids previously linked to UK deaths are being ‘advertised for sale on social media’
Suppliers boast to undercover reporters about promoting illegal nitazenes, on SoundCloud and X theguardian.com/society/2024/a… matthew weaver on The Guardian
Thousands of children strip-searched by police in England and Wales last year
More than 60 under-18s a week were subjected to intrusive searches, some of them as young as 10
theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/a… Shanti Das on The Observer
Sex offender banned from using AI tools in landmark case
A sex offender convicted of making > 1,000 indecent images of children has been banned from using any “AI creating tools” for the next 5 years
theguardian.com/technology/202…
Shanti Das on The Observer
Closing ceremony - great picture demonstrating some of the topics and content covered #6thworldcongressonprobation
Explore the Women's Services Map to find women's centres & services by area. All featured organisations offer expert specialist targeted support & practitioners can refer women to services quickly & directly via the website #WomensServices #WomensCentres womensservicesmap.com
Save the date ! Weds 15th May 2pm Better late than never online launch for Gendered Justice a fabulous team of authors in a collection described by Professor Lorraine Gelsthorpe as ‘inspirational’ - link will follow Dr Sinem Bozkurt Dr Nicola Harding Bristol Uni Press Kate Paradine
Desistance; Risk , Need & Responsivity; Trauma-informed...
HM Inspectorate of Probation new A-Z of key research messages to build a common understanding of key concepts in probation and youth justice.
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